Edinburgh Airport serves Scotland's capital city, a vibrant business and leisure destination, famous for its annual festival and proud of its status as a world heritage site. It currently serves 9 million passengers a year, and is a transatlantic gateway, with flights to Newark, New York and Toronto. It’s owned by BAA, which also owns Heathrow, Stansted, Southampton, Glasgow and Aberdeen airports.

Operating hours: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Opened:  1977

Runways: Two

Terminals: One 

Airlines:  Over 40

Destinations: Over 100

Air transport movements per year: 114,000

Passengers per year: 9 million 

Employs: 2,500 (400 are BAA Edinburgh employees) 

Air cargo per year: 10,200 tonnes 

Status: Scotland's busiest airport.